From the moment Marshmallow came into our care, we knew we had quite a character on our hands!
At just four months old, he was a tiny little thing who had clearly been attacked by a dog. His right back leg was fractured and he was covered in bite marks. Yet after some pain relief, he gobbled up all his dinner with no problem, and even asked for more!
"That sounds about right — he is obsessed with food and would eat all day if he could!" laughs his new adopter, Quynn.
Quynn was first fostering Marshmallow while he recovered from surgery to fix his broken leg.
But after seeing him fit in so well with her dog, Duke, and her cat, Cracken, Quynn decided to make it permanent.
"He just settled in perfectly with his big fur brother and sister. I have a thousand videos of them together."
It has been great to see him enjoying life like nothing even happened.
Quynn
Full of beans
While our vets gave Quynn strict instructions to keep Marshmallow confined to let his leg heal, the little cat had other ideas!
"His leg definitely hasn't slowed him down. He was always full of beans, broken leg and all. But we got through the four weeks confinement and then he was able to play!"
Now that Marshmallow is all healed, he's loving life in his new home.
"His favourite spot to be is on top of the cat shelf I built looking out the window. He, of course, has his cheeky kitten moments but loves nothing more than a cuddle and spends most of his time purring.
"It has been great to see him enjoying life like nothing even happened."
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